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Total electricity generation as share of primary energy

% · higher is better · 79 countries

Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0); underlying sources incl. V-DemCC BY 4.0updated 2024
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  1. 1Iceland59.8%
  2. 2Sweden50.9%
  3. 3Norway50.7%
  4. 4Finland40.1%
  5. 5Switzerland35.3%
  6. 6France32.8%
  7. 7Israel30.8%
  8. 8Slovenia28.8%
  9. 9Brazil26.4%
  10. 10Austria26.1%
  11. 11Bulgaria25.6%
  12. 12New Zealand25.5%
  13. 13Taiwan24.4%
  14. 14Denmark24.1%
  15. 15Viet Nam23.9%
  16. 16Japan23.8%
  17. 17China23.6%
  18. 18North Macedonia23.3%
  19. 19Portugal23.2%
  20. 20Czechia22.4%
  21. 21Egypt, Arab Rep.21.9%
  22. 22Spain21.8%
  23. 23Pakistan21.8%
  24. 24Chile21.7%
  25. 25Slovak Republic20.8%
  26. 26Philippines20.5%
  27. 27Canada20.5%
  28. 28Iraq20.4%
  29. 29Greece20.3%
  30. 30Latvia20%
  31. 31Ireland19.6%
  32. 32Bangladesh19.4%
  33. 33Korea, Rep.19.4%
  34. 34India19.2%
  35. 35Peru19%
  36. 36Turkiye18.7%
  37. 37United States18.7%
  38. 38Australia18.6%
  39. 39South Africa18.6%
  40. 40Cyprus18.5%
  41. 41Germany18.2%
  42. 42Sri Lanka18.2%
  43. 43Italy18.1%
  44. 44Croatia18.1%
  45. 45Romania17.7%
  46. 46Kuwait17.6%
  47. 47United Kingdom17.5%
  48. 48Hungary17.4%
  49. 49Colombia17.3%
  50. 50Argentina17.3%
  51. 51Ecuador16.9%
  52. 52Poland16.5%
  53. 53Mexico16.4%
  54. 54Morocco16.2%
  55. 55Belarus15.9%
  56. 56Malaysia15%
  57. 57Netherlands15%
  58. 58Thailand14.6%
  59. 59Russian Federation14.4%
  60. 60Kazakhstan14.2%
  61. 61Saudi Arabia13.9%
  62. 62Azerbaijan13.8%
  63. 63Hong Kong SAR, China13.8%
  64. 64Venezuela, RB13.7%
  65. 65Belgium13.7%
  66. 66Indonesia13%
  67. 67Estonia12.7%
  68. 68Algeria12.7%
  69. 69United Arab Emirates12.3%
  70. 70Uzbekistan12.1%
  71. 71Lithuania11.7%
  72. 72Iran, Islamic Rep.11.2%
  73. 73Oman11.1%
  74. 74Turkmenistan8.9%
  75. 75Qatar8.7%
  76. 76Trinidad and Tobago6%
  77. 77Singapore5.7%
  78. 78Luxembourg4.1%

Total electricity generation as share of primary energy